The Ministry of Education has announced guidelines for the reopening of schools, wherein 85% of teachers must be fully vaccinated first and schools can conduct both onsite and online classes with no more than 25 students in one classroom and they must remain at least 1.5 metres apart.

 

Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Supat Champathong, announced the guidelines for the new school semester, which is scheduled to start this November, and students and parents are advised to get inoculated in accordance with the guidelines set by the Ministries of Education and Public Health.

 

The Education Ministry has been preparing for the mass inoculation of millions of students, aged 12 to 18, before the new school term starts. These inoculations will start on October 4th and the second dose will be administered three weeks later.

 

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As opposed to the scientifically based 84% with 24 students, or 87% with 26 students.....?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

and they must remain at least 1.5 metres apart

Sounds great in theory, however, it'll never work. Except for when a government official visits the school with media. 

Edited September 29, 20214 yr by RotBenz8888
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Good news.  It’s been way too long. 

Another riddle of a policy.

70% of the general population vaccinated  seems to be the get back to normal figure quoted everyday.

Now they've raised the bar to 85% in schools.

Think many will start looking for an exit strategy for themselves and their families out of Thailand.

Clueless.

5 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Good news.  It’s been way too long. 

Are you replying to another post?

 

 

Dec 1 looking more likely than Nov 1.

Good luck with that figure.  Educated Thais have already recoiled from having the Chinese vaccine (so beloved of Anutin!).  I attended an abortive attempt in Pattaya yesterday for the AZ vaccine.  They were turning people away well before opening time time (9am) as they only had 500 doses!  No wonder Chonburi is closed for business.

Surely ventilation and air filters would help a lot more for an airborne virus. Masks and distancing is just psychological nonsense unless we are talking about medical grade protective masks changed regularly.

20 minutes ago, rbkk said:

The Thai students will be getting Pfizer. 30 million doses were ordered with 10 million of those doses set aside for the Thai students. The 1st shipment from that order arrived today; 2 million doses. The Student vaccination program is set to start on 4th October. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2189571/pfizer-vaccine-shipment-arrives

 

I wonder if they are aware that the UK has decided that 1 dose of Pfizer for this age group is preferred to 2 doses due to the risks of heart inflammation in male youths after a 2nd dose. Perhaps the 2nd dose should be reassigned to a 'red-zone' for maximum benefit.

and yet in Israel they are talking 3 rd and 4th boosters due to what they say is the vaccines waning after 4 - 6 months. So, are those that had 2 x Sinovac going to be forced to get a booster or is two 'fully' vaccinated....will it be in 2 months, 3 months...6 months? There are some questions about the use of Pfizer in boys 12 - 15. It is reasonable to be sceptical, indeed worried about all this. 

4 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Dec 1 looking more likely than Nov 1.

You think? Why? My school has been told we can reopen mid-October, if we meet the criteria.

5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Sounds great in theory, however, it'll never work. Except for when a government official visits the school with media. 

Yes. There were similar rules last time. They lasted about a week where I teach!

10 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

You think? Why? My school has been told we can reopen mid-October, if we meet the criteria.

Students need to be double vaccinated, at least the 12+ year olds. 5,000,000 (their number) double jabbed in 1 month? My school is saying Dec 1 maybe for in class learning. 85% of teachers/staff. Well I guess they're going to have to do a lot of 3rd shots for those that had Sinovac. Open early is always a risk. According to the experts.

16 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes. There were similar rules last time. They lasted about a week where I teach!

Where I teach it was......a joke. I expect the whole house of cards to come tumbling down as usual here. Everything they propose never really works.......The vaccine rollout is no different. 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Education has announced guidelines for the reopening of schools, wherein 85% of teachers must be fully vaccinated first

Why not 100%..?

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Education has announced guidelines for the reopening of schools, wherein 85% of teachers must be fully vaccinated first

Why not 100%..?

Because someone higher up came up with the figure of 85% out of thin air and no one dared question whether there was any science or logic behind it....  (Krieng Jai)...   It would certainly make sense to ensure that all teachers and ancillary staff are fully vaccinated and it can’t be that difficult to achieve. 

You need to vaccinate every teacher, custodian, cooks.

 

What's the brain dead idea to just vacvinate a percentage of the teachers.

 

English teacher vaccinated, next class, unvaccinated maths teacher.

 

You don't have herd immunity rules in a school.

 

Ridiculous.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Because someone higher up came up with the figure of 85% out of thin air and no one dared question whether there was any science or logic behind it....  (Krieng Jai)...   It would certainly make sense to ensure that all teachers and ancillary staff are fully vaccinated and it can’t be that difficult to achieve. 

Yes!

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Because someone higher up came up with the figure of 85% out of thin air and no one dared question whether there was any science or logic behind it....  (Krieng Jai)...   It would certainly make sense to ensure that all teachers and ancillary staff are fully vaccinated and it can’t be that difficult to achieve. 

I saw a video from the US a couple of weeks ago (don't have the link, sorry) where it was suggested for the Delta varaint, at least 85% should be vaccinated. It's probably nothing to do with that information, but 85% is better than 60-70%. The other 15% can get infected to make up the numbers. 

3 hours ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

Where I teach it was......a joke. I expect the whole house of cards to come tumbling down as usual here. Everything they propose never really works.......The vaccine rollout is no different. 

Probably your school was not very strict. Where I work it was very strict - to the point of being painful (no cases for months, yet have to go throungh all the masking , social distancing business. And NO activities at all. So the kids were basically doing online what they were doign at school !

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Students need to be double vaccinated, at least the 12+ year olds. 5,000,000 (their number) double jabbed in 1 month? My school is saying Dec 1 maybe for in class learning. 85% of teachers/staff. Well I guess they're going to have to do a lot of 3rd shots for those that had Sinovac. Open early is always a risk. According to the experts.

Shouldn't be an issue at my school.  I wonder who checks the students' vaccination status?

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7 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Shouldn't be an issue at my school.  I wonder who checks the students' vaccination status?

I was told that schools will require weekly or bi-weekly Covid tests from staff and pupils.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Why not 100%..?

If you have had covid already should you get jabbed?  I think not. Israel studies show if you have recovered from covid you have a 27 times better resistance to covid than someone double jabbed. 

21 minutes ago, DavisH said:

go throungh all the masking

I would hope so.

 

Your going to have to mask up everywhere you go.

 

Especially in schools.

Many businesses in the US are now saying get jabbed or get fired, and it's working. Recent studies have shown there are NO microchips in the vaccine, so THAT'S a relief.

 

Were I a parent, I would want the school to have 100% vaccination for ALL staff - teachers, custodians, cooks etc.

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Just now, Midwit said:

you have had covid already should you get jabbed?  I think not.

Ye, you should.

 

"So this is why we still recommend that even if you've had COVID infection, that you should go ahead and take the vaccination when it's available to you, because the vaccine then serves as a boost to the immune system."

 

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/media-resources/science-in-5/episode-50---do-i-still-need-the-vaccine-if-i-have-covid-19

 

14 minutes ago, stubuzz said:

I was told that schools will require weekly or bi-weekly Covid tests from staff and pupils.

I hope they pay for them then!  I can't see that happening for long, if at all.

4 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Many businesses in the US are now saying get jabbed or get fired, and it's working. Recent studies have shown there are NO microchips in the vaccine, so THAT'S a relief.

Were I a parent, I would want the school to have 100% vaccination for ALL staff - teachers, custodians, cooks etc.

That's very altruistic of you, but isn't it more important to ensure you and your family are fully vaccinated?  

8 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Good news.  It’s been way too long. 

Actually, teachers should of been pegged as some of the first to be vaccinated months ago. 

These things aren't priorities.

4 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

NO microchips in the vaccine

Funny.

 

No one has invented a microchip that small.

 

Smart phones are tracking people all the time.

 

If people are that paranoid they need to ditch there phone.